How many of you long time Newburyporters remember the CP Cigar Shop on State Street. It was several doors up from Fowles. I don’t recall it still being in business during my tenure in “River City”; but I made this photography of its front door sometime around the time I made Joy Ride in the late ’70s. I came across my master print of it within the past year as I was going through various portfolios. The image still stands the test of time for me. And what I also recall about CP Cigar Shop, is that former Newburyport mayor, Byron Matthews, bought a print of it from me back in the day. Price? Twenty-five dollars for a 11×14 split toned print, unframed. Boy, did he get a deal…the perks of political office. I googled him, and it appears he’s still alive. I hope he still has my print.
